Sondre Tronstad

Tronstad's current-season form is down 28% on last season (Season 36→26), while his Rating eased 52→31. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 54).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	Blackburn · 20th	29	0	2	7.07	31	26
2024/25	Blackburn · 7th	38	2	0	7.08	52	36
2023/24	Blackburn · 19th	36	0	1	7.01	53	30
2022/23	Vitesse · 10th	28	2	0	6.95	58	32
2021/22	Vitesse · 6th	36	4	0	7.05	73	54

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Norway · international

Side	Apps	G
Norway	1	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Defensive midfielder

S. Tronstad is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder at Brann, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 2 assists in 29 appearances, a Season grade of 40, top 7% of Eliteserien defensive midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 37.2, ranking 123rd of 239 in the Eliteserien. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (91.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.04 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Tronstad.

Judged on this season alone, Tronstad graded 40 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 8% of the 14 defensive midfielders in the Eliteserien, on 0 goals, 2 assists and 4.036 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 36 → 26). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 37, 6th of 14 of the 14 defensive midfielders in the Eliteserien. At 31 Tronstad is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelBreakout: 2021/22Injury-hit 2025/26

Current potential6th of 14 defensive midfielders · Eliteserien Current seasonTop 8% defensive midfielders · Eliteserien 1st-best defensive midfielder in the Eliteserien 123rd in the Eliteserien · potential 6th-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Eliteserien

37.2

Ratingi

6th of 14 defensive midfielders

40.3

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

91.4%

Minutes

near ever-present

4.04

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Brann finished 8th of 16 · a mid-table side

Apps

4.04

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 91.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Defensive volume. 4.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 37.2, Tronstad carries the 6th-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Eliteserien of 14. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.04 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %91.4%

Available fixtures29 of 21

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.075

Goal contribution / 900.075

Defensive actions / 904.036

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %30.8

Pass accuracy %86

Dribble success %70.3

Cards / 900.302

Foul involvement / 901.66

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~11), then tapers with age. At 31, Tronstad sits on 5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Tronstad's projected Rating — 37.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Eliteserien with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target4

Shots13

Passing

Assists2

Chances created18

Passes1,392

Pass accuracy86%

Possession

Successful dribbles26

Dribble success70.3%

Duels won146

Duels won %56.4%

Fouls won20

Defending

Tackles67

Interceptions33

Blocks7

Fouls committed24

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards8

Red cards0

Transfer history

BrannAug 2026 – nowFree

Blackburnuntil Aug 2026

Free agentJun 2026 – Aug 2026Free

BlackburnJul 2023 – Jun 2026Free

VitesseJan 2020 – Jul 2023

HaugesundJan 2016 – Jan 2020

HuddersfieldJan 2014 – Jan 2016Free

Startuntil Jan 2014

About S. Tronstad

Sondre Bjorvand Tronstad is a 30-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Brann, born on August 26, 1995 in Kristiansand, standing 174 cm tall. He is from Norway. Brann currently sit 7th of 16 in the Eliteserien.

This season

In the current season, S. Tronstad has made 29 appearances with 0 goals and 2 assists across 2,386 minutes, with 8 yellow cards.

S. Tronstad's next match is on October 9, 2026, when Brann face Viking at home in the Eliteserien.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Tronstad at 37.2 with a Season form score of 40.3, ranking 123rd of 239 defensive midfielders in the Eliteserien. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the 1. Division. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, S. Tronstad has totalled 328 club appearances with 15 goals and 8 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 38 appearances for Blackburn.

S. Tronstad's career has also included time at Blackburn, Vitesse, Haugesund, Huddersfield and Start.

On the international stage, S. Tronstad has represented Norway — 1 cap in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Brann finished 8th of 16 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points